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If I were to construct a God I would furnish Him with some way and qualities and characteristics which the Present lacks. ↗

— Mark Twain

#agnosticism #atheism #atheist #freedom #god

I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket. ↗

— Moe Howard

#ask #buy #came #i #knowing

In the blood-heat of pursuing the enemy, many people are forgetting what we are fighting for. We are fighting for our hard-won liberty and freedom; for our Constitution and the due processes of our laws; and for the right to differ in ideas, religion and politics. I am convinced that in your zeal to fight against our enemies, you, too, have forgotten what you are fighting for. ↗

— Julia Child

#history #julia-child #mccarthyism #politics #politics-of-the-united-states

Shiloh is a wonderfully dramatic battle. The leader of one side is killed, and the other one is going on to glory, and it was the first great battle. It lasted two days. ↗

— Shelby Foote

#days #dramatic #first #glory #going

There is another thing about a kid, if we all remember, that you have an attraction to evil. Evil is exciting and evil is interesting, and plenty of kids have a fascination for it. ↗

— Thomas Foran

#another #attraction #evil #exciting #fascination

As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence. ↗

— Edward Forbes

#approach #become #deeper #descend #either

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route. ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

#colleagues #desk #doubt #dozen #initials

The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#attitude #become #can-do #disenchanted #example

An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. ↗

— Henry Ford

#idealist #other #people #person #prosperous

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

#always #best #candor #confidence #end